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Know your rights: Can police search your car based on marijuana odor alone in Tennessee?

Say you get pulled over by police, and the officer says they smell a strong odor of marijuana from the vehicle. Are they allowed to search your car? Do the police have probable cause to search your ...
popcrush

Can Police Automatically Search Your Car Based on How It Smells?

We've all watched enough true crime and dramas on TV to know that the police need probable cause to search private property without a warrant. Even then, there are stipulations, but it's a key concept ...
Daily Voice

Burglary Victim Uses Apple's 'Find My' App To Lead Edgewater Cops Straight To 3 Suspects: PD

A quick-thinking car burglary victim used Apple’s Find My app to lead Edgewater police to three suspects on Thursday, Nov. 13 ...
Lifehacker

How to Tell If the Cops Put a GPS Tracker on Your Car (and What to Do Next)

Police can place a GPS tracker on your car as part of an investigation. It is 100% legal for the cops to place a tracking device on your car without your knowledge—but they must have a warrant giving ...
ABC7 San Francisco

SF engineer creates viral app to track parking cops; SFMTA disables it 4 hours later

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A 23-year-old software engineer created an app called "Find My Parking Cops" that tracked parking cops in San Francisco in real time. The app went viral, but the city killed ...